Have You Ever Dozed Off While Driving? Here Is Something That Can Help

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Fatigue is a major cause of transportation accidents. We know it has happened with all of us at least once where we drive while tired. We only have a while to go before we get home, it would be nice to have something to keep us awake.

The Sav-a-Life Doze Alert Can Help Us Keep Safe!! . . .

The Sav-a-Life Doze Alert Can Help Us Keep Safe!!

The Sav-a-Life Doze Alert is quite simple but works wonders! The Sav-A-Life Doze Alert is a device that will warn you that you are dozing off at the wheel, one of the sure signs of fatigue. The unit slips behind either ear with or without glasses. When your head tilts forward, as it would when you nod off, the Doze Alert emits a buzzing sound, which will cause you to raise your head back to the safe driving position. The device is lightweight and battery operated- the battery is included.

Some of the areas where fatigue affects us:

Pilot Fatigue: The Safety Board recently conducted an investigation of an American Airlines accident with 10 fatalities and 105 injuries in Little Rock, Arkansas, where pilot fatigue was a contributing factor.

Railroad Workers Fatigue: On the nation’s rails, fatigue contributed to nearly 20 accidents over the last decade.

Road Fatigue: On the roads, fatigue is responsible for 100,000 crashes a year, and 1500 deaths, and this is where SAV-A-LIFE is trying to help!

About one-half of America’s adult drivers – 51 percent or approximately 100 million people — are on the roads feeling sleepy while they drive.

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Some of us actually two in 10 drivers — 17 percent or approximately 14 million people — say they have actually fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year.

What makes matters worse, fatigue is difficult to measure, but it is clear that the performance of a fatigued driver can be similar to that of a person who has drunk enough to reach the blood alcohol limit.

It’s a national epidemic, and chances are it has happened to you, to fall asleep behind the wheel. If you are lucky, you simply hit the rumble strips on the side of the road, and swing back on the road wide awake. For the unfortunate, it can lead to accidents, sometimes fatal ones.

Why do we need the SAV-A-LIFE Doze Alert?

The National Sleep Foundation recently issued a Wake-Up Call to Fatigued Drivers. According to a 2002 Sleep America Poll by the National Sleep Foundation, Millions Drive Drowsy And Fall Asleep At The Wheel! Drowsy Driving affects more than half of the drivers on our highways.

Gender: males (22 percent) vs. females (12 percent) -

Age: 18-29 (28 percent), 30-64 (16 percent), 65 plus (6 percent).

Males and young adults between 18 and 29 are at the highest risk for drowsy driving and falling asleep at the wheel, according to the NSF poll; in fact, more than two-thirds of these young adults who drive, (71 percent), report driving while drowsy in the past year. Adults with children in the household are more likely to drive drowsy than those without children while older adults, 65 and over, are the least likely to drive drowsy or to fall asleep at the wheel.

Many more users enjoy the SAV-A-LIFE Doze-Alert:

– The visually impaired, It is used to correct their head posture

– Students, who need to keep awake for their studies.

– Night shift workers, fatigue is a serious problem for them.

– Nurses

– People who suffer form sleep apnea or narcolepsy, to go through their daily activities.

- Ballroom dancers, to keep their heads straight

– Many more applications can be found! Drop us a note to let us know how you are using your SAV-A-LIFE Doze-Alert

Find A Doze Alert Here

Thanks from Diane